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| Name= Aesculapius-class hospital ship
| Builders= {{flagicon|Maltropia}} [[Maritime Imperial]]
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| Built range= 2015-present
| In service range= February 2016
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| Ship capacity= 500 beds
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| Ship crew= ~200 crew members and around 600 medical staff
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The '''''Aesculapius''-class hospital ship''' is a class of {{wp|hospital ship}} designed and built by [[Maltropia]]n shipwright, the [[Maritime Imperial]]. The class is built under a partnership agreement between [[Maritime Imperial]] and the [[Nikolia]]n Ministry of Health, by which the former designs and builds the vessel and the latter sources medical equipment from Nikolian suppliers.

The first contractor was the [[Astyrian Federation of Red Cross Societies]], which uses the vessel for humanitarian tours to developing countries and for humanitarian aid.

==Design and capabilities==
===Facilities===
The lower eight decks of the ''Aesculapius''-class hospital ships are a modern hospital with state-of-the art medical equipment. They decks consist of 12 {{wp|operating theatre}}s, 35 {{wp|Intensive Care Unit}}s and 500 beds, with the possibility of an extra fifty beds when necessary. The vessels also have a {{wp|CT scanner}}, four {{wp|X-ray}} machines, laboratories and an {{wp|Ophthalmology|ophthalmic unit}}. In addition to the vessel's vast diagnostic capabilities, the physicians can consult with [[Nikolia]]n medical institutes via {{wp|communications satellite|satellite communication}}.

The upper decks are technical and non-medical part of the vessel. They have room for around 800 crew members, including medical staff, families, couples and individuals. There is a school for all ages up to last year of high school, a day care, a restaurant and a cafe, a library, a {{wp|Gymnasium}}, a small supermarket and a launderette. The vessels also contain a fleet of 28 vehicles that are usually used in land-based operations, such as screening camps.

===Medical and surgical care===

==Vessels==
===Commissioned===
As of March 2019 there are nine vessels in active service:
*HS ''Aesculapius'' - {{flag|AFRC}}
*HS ''Hope''- {{flag|AFRC}}
*HS ''Dr. Mihailo Petrović'' - {{flag|AFRC}}
*HMS ''Princeza Ana od Istera'' - {{flagicon|Nikolia}} [[Nikolian Royal Navy]]
*HMS ''Dr. Katarina Aleksić'' - {{flagicon|Nikolia}} [[Nikolian Royal Navy]]
*HNMS ''Herlevend'' - {{flagicon|Noordenstaat}} [[Royal Noordenstaat Navy]]
*HMS ''Resurgent'' - {{flagicon|Aquitayne}} [[Aquitaynian Navy]]
*LM ''Dian Cécht'' - {{flagicon|Maltropia}} [[Maltropian Royal Navy]]
*LM ''Miach'' - {{flagicon|Maltropia}} Maltropian Royal Navy

===Under construction===

[[Category:Nikolia]][[Category:Astyria]][[Category:Maltropia]][[Category:Maritime Imperial]][[Category:Nikolian Red Cross]]